Songs of Defiance: Music of Chechnya and the North Caucasus

In 2006, ethnomusicologist and music critic Michael Church travelled to the little-visited North Caucasus and recorded some of the local music. Songs of Defiance showcases the vibrant traditions that still survive in the region, despite its history of repressive regimes (Topic TSCD934)

Music details

TRAD: Nokhtchiin gimn - Aznach Ensemble
TRAD: Khatkhe Mahomet Guaz - Cherim Nakhushev
TRAD: Daimohk - Sahab Mezhidov
TRAD: Ya yish ekush dagna yaznarg - Sahab Mezhidov
TRAD: As Khastambo - Aznach Ensemble
TRAD: Tsitsidon - Baty Dzugaev People’s Choir of North Ossetian (Alanian)Heroic Song
TRAD: Kafa - Cherim Nakhushev
TRAD: Nokhcho vu so - Valid Dagaev
TRAD: Ma Hiezha Kant - Tamara Dadasheva
TRAD: Nokhchiychyo, so khan yoh yu - Tamara Dadasheva
TRAD: Barkhaldal Doldiban - Shirvani Chalaev|
TRAD: Kabardian dance tune - Zuber Ivazo, Zalim Khagurov, Dizhin Churei
TRAD: Kiaperish - Adigh Ensemble
TRAD: Vai deli Allah vu - Aznach Ensemble
TRAD: Biezamuo - Aznach Ensemble
TRAD: Stiglara - Aznach Ensemble
TRAD: Daimohkan Biezam - Aminat Akhmadova